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this cannot take place the leaks, because this is an ongoing covert operation. >> this is president obama with the strong words for people he accused or been accused of leaking sensitive information about the very thing, the cyber attacks targeting iran's nuclear pr gram, and the details of the u.s. involvement in that came to light in "the new york times," and this is the president on it today. >> as commander in chief, the issues that you have mentioned touch on our national security, touch on critical issues of war and peace and they are classified for a reason. because they are sensitive. and because the people involved may in some cases be in danger if they are carrying out some of these missions. >> well, that is in response, david to, a question, david jackon of "usa today" and it is rare that you hear a president as smart as this guy thinking out loud, and he is trying to deal with something that is so close to the bone, that he does not have a p.r. sheet to hand out on this or talking points, and he is trying to figure out in real time how to deal with this sensitivity. >> there
this cannot take place the leaks, because this is an ongoing covert operation. >> this is president obama with the strong words for people he accused or been accused of leaking sensitive information about the very thing, the cyber attacks targeting iran's nuclear pr gram, and the details of the u.s. involvement in that came to light in "the new york times," and this is the president on it today. >> as commander in chief, the issues that you have mentioned touch on our...
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this is president obama who he accused of leaking information national security. this very thing, cyber attacks targeting iran's nuclear program. this came to light last week in the new york times. here is the president on it today. >> as commander-in-chief, the issu issues that you have mentioned touch on our national security. touch on critical issues of war and peace. and they are classified for a reason. because they are sensitive. and because the people involved may in some cases be in danger, if they are carrying out some of these missions. >> that was some response to david, to a question about david jackson of usa today, it is a rare that you hear a president as smart as this guy thinking outloud. he is trying to deal with something so close to the bone, that he didn't have a pr sheet to hand out on this or talking points. he is trying to figure out in realtime how do t.o deal with this sensitive. >> when there are leaks in washington, there are different reasons. usually it is to do someone in or maybe bush guys wanted to have credit for it. there were so
this is president obama who he accused of leaking information national security. this very thing, cyber attacks targeting iran's nuclear program. this came to light last week in the new york times. here is the president on it today. >> as commander-in-chief, the issu issues that you have mentioned touch on our national security. touch on critical issues of war and peace. and they are classified for a reason. because they are sensitive. and because the people involved may in some cases be...
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>>> president obama proposes some budweiser diplomacy. the question is, are the rest of us going to sit down and have a real conversation about race? probably not. >>> and bill gates has two problems. too much money. now he says too many friends. the question is, why is america's greatest nerd dumping his facebook friends? it's way too early for this. why is
>>> president obama proposes some budweiser diplomacy. the question is, are the rest of us going to sit down and have a real conversation about race? probably not. >>> and bill gates has two problems. too much money. now he says too many friends. the question is, why is america's greatest nerd dumping his facebook friends? it's way too early for this. why is
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obama won by 13 points on the women vote. that's a big gender gap. now he is up 10 points with the issues on the economy. they are looking down the barrel of a huge problem if female voters get more alienated from the republican party. mitt romney does not want to be in that place. it will doom his campaign. he is trying to push this issue away from him, and because he sees the politics, but the party tries to keep pulling him back in. >> the entertainment in this industry of politics and commentary is to catch people like romney just then. when you catch a guy, from what he is, to what he is supposed to be politically. >> and it tells you why a lot of conservatives don't trust him and have trouble warming to him, and it tells you why he would be the most formidable of the republicans against obama, because they all believe he's the first romney, the guy that doesn't think it's a role for government to get in the conception debate. romney has done well with women. in the michigan -- >> compared to santorum. >> his margin of victory -- >> and his spar
obama won by 13 points on the women vote. that's a big gender gap. now he is up 10 points with the issues on the economy. they are looking down the barrel of a huge problem if female voters get more alienated from the republican party. mitt romney does not want to be in that place. it will doom his campaign. he is trying to push this issue away from him, and because he sees the politics, but the party tries to keep pulling him back in. >> the entertainment in this industry of politics and...
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and a very highly anticipated speech about to come from president obama. remember, he was not scheduled to give this speech back in march after the sandra fluke controversy came to the forefront and women's issues became the mantra of the democratic party, specifically president obama making up dozens of points about things like contraception coverage. the president felt it would be important for him to speak at this women's college. that's been historically recognized for years. let's listen in as president obama is about to give the commencement speech in new york city we presume to talk about women's rights and women's issues. a highly anticipated speech right about now. >> signing the liltly leadbetter act into law. you have removed barriers to women in the military, improved access to health services and repeatedly supported our right to choose. [ applause ] and time and again, you have put your trust in the a long list of gifted and remarkable women leaders. supreme court justices sonia sotomayor and elena kagan, secretary of state hillary clint clin
and a very highly anticipated speech about to come from president obama. remember, he was not scheduled to give this speech back in march after the sandra fluke controversy came to the forefront and women's issues became the mantra of the democratic party, specifically president obama making up dozens of points about things like contraception coverage. the president felt it would be important for him to speak at this women's college. that's been historically recognized for years. let's listen...
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obama. uncommitted voters 46% identified romney as the winner, 22% barack obama. they brought up countless statistics and figures of cuts and increases. andrea mitchell looked into the truth. >> let me repeat what i said. i'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut. my plan is not to add to the deficit. >> romney proposed making the bush tax cuts permanent for all levels. he would repeal the alternative minimum tax and the estate tax. the snon-partisan tax said it would cost $4.8 trillion over ten years. romney said his plan would be paid for. to pay for the cuts, he would have to close loopholes in the tax codes and get red of deductions and credits. he hasn't said which he'd get rid of, saying he would work with congress. president obama said his plan would cut the deficit by $4 trillion. >> we all know we have to do more. so, i put forward a specific $4 trillion deficit reduction plan. it's on a website. you can look at all the numbers, what cuts we make and what revenue we raise. >> that comes from the budget and policy priorities. the president is counting mone
obama. uncommitted voters 46% identified romney as the winner, 22% barack obama. they brought up countless statistics and figures of cuts and increases. andrea mitchell looked into the truth. >> let me repeat what i said. i'm not in favor of a $5 trillion tax cut. my plan is not to add to the deficit. >> romney proposed making the bush tax cuts permanent for all levels. he would repeal the alternative minimum tax and the estate tax. the snon-partisan tax said it would cost $4.8...
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i will eliminate obama care.ç let me mention a couple of other things i will do, i'll reduce the size of the federal workforce and for the first time ever, i am going to tie the compensation and benefits of federal workers with workers in the private sector, the principal here is really simple. and that is public employees should not get a better deal than the citizens paying for them. [ applause ] as important as it is cutting spending and red tape alone are not going to be enough. in their current form, we are going to have on recognize that social security and medicare are unsustainable, not for the current group of reit witirees e cannot afford these challenges anymore. i'm the only candidate for president that has offered a sweeping specific plan to save medicare and on reform social security. there's those that say you cannot talk straight to the american people and still win an election on these issues. and i say, we can, we must, and i will. >>> what i proposed are sensible, and critical reforms, under
i will eliminate obama care.ç let me mention a couple of other things i will do, i'll reduce the size of the federal workforce and for the first time ever, i am going to tie the compensation and benefits of federal workers with workers in the private sector, the principal here is really simple. and that is public employees should not get a better deal than the citizens paying for them. [ applause ] as important as it is cutting spending and red tape alone are not going to be enough. in their...
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president obama has repeatedly hammered republicans on this issue. he did that during a series of appearances at college campuses last month prompting house speaker john boehner to accuse the white house of politicizing something that has bipartisan support in keeping those interest rates low. with the senate in recess next week for memorial day, time to find a compromise is running short. again, that date is july the 1st. >>> now to some business news. it's been one week now since facebook rolled out its highly anticipated ipo. its market debut started with a technical glitch at nasdaq and things haven't gotten much better from there. shares of the company remain nearly 13% below the $38 offering price of a week ago. despite closing up the past two sessions. lawsuits continue to pile up forcing the company to address accusations that its underwriters withheld important information from investors just days before the launch. cnbc's geoff cutmore joins us live from london for much more. one week in. what happened? >> what a disaster, quite frankly. an
president obama has repeatedly hammered republicans on this issue. he did that during a series of appearances at college campuses last month prompting house speaker john boehner to accuse the white house of politicizing something that has bipartisan support in keeping those interest rates low. with the senate in recess next week for memorial day, time to find a compromise is running short. again, that date is july the 1st. >>> now to some business news. it's been one week now since...
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in just a few minutes, president obama will remind the country that the debate over whether to end the $1.3 trillion tax cuts ain't going away any time soon, no matter what you call them. it's monday, july 9th and this is "now." joining me today, "rolling stone" executive editor, eric bates. rana foroohar of "time" magazine, david chalian and political reporter for the "new york times" nicholas confessore. nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker joins us from the white house. tell us about the event we are about to witness. >> reporter: good afternoon to you. president obama sort of reigniting an old debate here about those bush era tax cuts that you just mentioned. in just a few moments, he is going to be speaking from the east room, pressing congress to extend the bush era tax cuts for one year for families making less than $250,000. this event really allows him to pivot away from last week's disappointing jobs report. also allows him to draw stark contrast with his republican challenger, mitt romney, who has said he wants to see the bush era tax cuts extended for all ameri
in just a few minutes, president obama will remind the country that the debate over whether to end the $1.3 trillion tax cuts ain't going away any time soon, no matter what you call them. it's monday, july 9th and this is "now." joining me today, "rolling stone" executive editor, eric bates. rana foroohar of "time" magazine, david chalian and political reporter for the "new york times" nicholas confessore. nbc news white house correspondent kristen welker...
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president obama is back at the white house. his call to congressional leaders seem to have fallen on deaf ears. reid, predicting the country will go over the fiscal cliff and blames it on house speaker john boehner. >> the american people i don't think understand the house of representatives is operating without the house of representatives. it's being operated with a dictatorship of the speaker. john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership than about keeping the nation on firm financial footing. >> boehner's office's response? we've done our part. it's the senate democrats fall. but will the speaker call his members back before time runs out? >> at the last moment is the way these things normally happen. i think that can happen again. it just depends on putting egos aside a little bit and putting the best interests of the american people first. >> plus, keeping our kids safe, is arming educators the symptom or adding to the problem. >>> and can anyone beat sko brown? >>> good day. we're live in washington this
president obama is back at the white house. his call to congressional leaders seem to have fallen on deaf ears. reid, predicting the country will go over the fiscal cliff and blames it on house speaker john boehner. >> the american people i don't think understand the house of representatives is operating without the house of representatives. it's being operated with a dictatorship of the speaker. john boehner seems to care more about keeping his speakership than about keeping the nation...
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president obama is set to make a statement on sandy in a few minutes. we will bring you his remarks live and a live report on sandy coming up next on "now." bad! ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. >>> i truly believe that if we can get the deficit and debt issue solved, which i believe we can get done, you know, in the lame duck or in the immediate aftermath of the lame duck, then that clears a way a lot of the ideological underbrush and then, you know, now we can start looking at a whole bunch of other issues that, as i said, historically have not been that ideological. >> that was president obama on "morning joe" hinting that partisan gridlock could clear once democrats and republicans reach a deal on the fiscal cliff. early on in his term president obama had hopes of working with congress, but republicans inten
president obama is set to make a statement on sandy in a few minutes. we will bring you his remarks live and a live report on sandy coming up next on "now." bad! ah. fire bad! just have to fire roast these tomatoes. this is going to give you a head start on your dinner. that seems easier [ female announcer ] new progresso recipe starters. five delicious cooking sauces you combine with fresh ingredients to make amazing home-cooked meals. >>> i truly believe that if we can get...
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i think obama -- the obama administration's great with this. timely, you know, taking the story of your father is almost trying too hard. your father wasn't an immigrant in this sense. your father didn't understand the conditions in this sense. >> i will say, i do think, i mean, romney's father story is a pretty -- there are some incredibly compelling moments in his life story. >> no doubt about it. i'm saying if you don't have the story that actually parallels what the folk are going through, yes, you reaching forward could be a risk because it looks like you're saying, from nigh own perspective of privilege, i've suffered, too, and know what the deal is. that can backfire. >> to pick up on michael's point about the sophistication of the community, when he gets up there and says this president and the democrats haven't tried to do anything until the last minute as a political maneuver, that may play well with people who haven't been following it. the people in the community know about the dream act, know 55 senators were pushing it, that it ha
i think obama -- the obama administration's great with this. timely, you know, taking the story of your father is almost trying too hard. your father wasn't an immigrant in this sense. your father didn't understand the conditions in this sense. >> i will say, i do think, i mean, romney's father story is a pretty -- there are some incredibly compelling moments in his life story. >> no doubt about it. i'm saying if you don't have the story that actually parallels what the folk are...
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when you look at hillary clinton and barack obama, the reason that obama came out a better race was because he forced himself to. he looked at the issues that the voters may have a hard time addressing, and he addressed it head on. he gave a great speech in philadelphia, and addressed it head on. mitt romney has not addressed the core issues that voters have with him. >> he needs to get to income inequality. there's a large, on the right, cohort that is concerned that wall street gets ahead while they are behind. he needs to say, the wap iy i'm going to get you ahead, i will lower the barriers to income equality. he may believe it but he has not sold it. >> he has not been forthright about them. when you talk about religion. it's something where he danced around it. he has found a place where he is comfortable but unlike obama who came out and tackled it head on, romney is not a confrontational candidate and not forthcoming with things that make him uncomfortable. speaking of president obama, he has been labeled the most polarizing president ever a 68 gap of those that approve and disapprov
when you look at hillary clinton and barack obama, the reason that obama came out a better race was because he forced himself to. he looked at the issues that the voters may have a hard time addressing, and he addressed it head on. he gave a great speech in philadelphia, and addressed it head on. mitt romney has not addressed the core issues that voters have with him. >> he needs to get to income inequality. there's a large, on the right, cohort that is concerned that wall street gets...
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the concept of obama care doesn't. the concept of obama care, whatever that means to people, they sort of put their worst associations on it. so, the game here with taxes and republicans using that to go after this is people have a very negative association with taxes. >> right. >> very negative association with obama care, and it forces democrats to explain what kurt just explained, not a sound bite. >> let's look at those associations, because court opinion can change that. overall when people were asked by pew what do they think of this opinion, 36% said they approved and 40% say they disapprove. and a quarter of the population admitted they don't know. but then things get interesting. if you look at what people actually knew, 55% knew the law was upheld and 45% basically had no clue. so, the last number you've got to look at, and this goes a little off from what patricia was saying, out of those who correctly understand that the law was upheld, 50% approve and 42% disapprove. >> but it doesn't matter if they know o
the concept of obama care doesn't. the concept of obama care, whatever that means to people, they sort of put their worst associations on it. so, the game here with taxes and republicans using that to go after this is people have a very negative association with taxes. >> right. >> very negative association with obama care, and it forces democrats to explain what kurt just explained, not a sound bite. >> let's look at those associations, because court opinion can change that....
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so does romney. >> what about the obama stimulus, the recovery? >> job growth in september was slower than august and august slower than july. we are heading in the wrong direction. >> 5.2 million new private sector jobs. >> was it a good idea to spend taxpayer dollars on windmills in china? >> this is what we needed to stop from going off the cliff. >> reporter: can it be prevented if the wealthy get a tax cut? >> it's not possible. it has never been done before. >> reporter: on the style side, biden smiled a lot. ryan, a debate rookie, kept his cool. did ryan add to the romney momentum or did biden help put obama back on track? the pollsters go to work to figure it out while voters digest the second of four debates. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news. back to you. >> steve, thanks. >>> president obama and romney will have their second debate tuesday in long island, new york. andrea mitchell led the truth squad with a fact check. she started with the deadly september 11th attack in benghazi. paul ryan accusing them of protecting u.s. personnel. >> wh
so does romney. >> what about the obama stimulus, the recovery? >> job growth in september was slower than august and august slower than july. we are heading in the wrong direction. >> 5.2 million new private sector jobs. >> was it a good idea to spend taxpayer dollars on windmills in china? >> this is what we needed to stop from going off the cliff. >> reporter: can it be prevented if the wealthy get a tax cut? >> it's not possible. it has never been...
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al hunt, back on barack obama? >> i think obama was born on third and thinks he hit a triple. they benefited because the jobless and unemployment numbers have been good, and it could head back up but they benefited because of the republicans have wreaked havoc, and that's why obama is doing so well, not because of anything he has done. >> the case against him will boil down to what, especially in light of some economic recovery? >> i think it's principles, and he's transforming the country to make us look like greece, and the debt going up, you know, $4.6 trillion at this point, and he said he would cut the deficit in half and clearly has hasn't, and the unemployment not good. it's a result of his policies. >> and i want to pay tribute, as you both know, this was an inspiring journalists. >> yeah, he was. he did things that we all will still stand back and be in awe, and when tyler hicks been the to the photographer that brought his body out -- >> he died of an asthma attack while covering the story in syria, and he will be in our thoughts and prayers, as will his family. >>>
al hunt, back on barack obama? >> i think obama was born on third and thinks he hit a triple. they benefited because the jobless and unemployment numbers have been good, and it could head back up but they benefited because of the republicans have wreaked havoc, and that's why obama is doing so well, not because of anything he has done. >> the case against him will boil down to what, especially in light of some economic recovery? >> i think it's principles, and he's...
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i'll give you tim pawlenty not wanting to repeat obama care. romney does not handle it all that well or he has not handled it all that well i should say, he has to back up what he is saying on the campaign trail tonight, let's see how aggressively he does it and how gingrich responds. >> we will be talking to you a little bit later. >>> can newt gingrich channel the enthusiasm that swepted rubio into office in 2010? joe scarborough is with us now, what do you say as newt tries to play populace here, you were talking to his campaign spokes person and she said that he knows washington well and he can play the game well. is the that play? >> obviously. kelly ann conway said he is really an outsider and i said well, but here is the evidence that he has been a insider since 1978 and she said it's good we have an insider and i said you just said he is an outsider, and she said well he is both. regardless of what he calls it, he made millions dollars influencing what goes in in congress after he got out including the health care issue, the medicare pa
i'll give you tim pawlenty not wanting to repeat obama care. romney does not handle it all that well or he has not handled it all that well i should say, he has to back up what he is saying on the campaign trail tonight, let's see how aggressively he does it and how gingrich responds. >> we will be talking to you a little bit later. >>> can newt gingrich channel the enthusiasm that swepted rubio into office in 2010? joe scarborough is with us now, what do you say as newt tries to...
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the flip side is will obama be able to generate the passion? no. but will independents and democrats come out in santorum is nominated? yes, they will get out there and campai campaign against a far right republican. >> specially if someone shows up with a credit card machine at their door. you are looking at the white house where the presidents is having a meeting on some of the key issues that they are facing. from the black lash over birth control to a controversial bill, the women are playing a powerful role, is 2012 becoming the year of the woman, patricia and i will answer that and the guys will weigh in. we will take a look on that and examine it next. ♪ [ female announcer ] gross -- i'll tell you what's really gross: used dishcloths. they can have a history that they drag around with them. for a cleaner way to clean try bounty extra soft. in this lab demo, one sheet of bounty extra soft leaves this surface 3 times cleaner than a dishcloth. it's super durable too. it's the cleaner way to clean. bring it with bounty extra soft. in the pink
the flip side is will obama be able to generate the passion? no. but will independents and democrats come out in santorum is nominated? yes, they will get out there and campai campaign against a far right republican. >> specially if someone shows up with a credit card machine at their door. you are looking at the white house where the presidents is having a meeting on some of the key issues that they are facing. from the black lash over birth control to a controversial bill, the women are...
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you took a call from president obama. tell me about the call. >> i appreciate you allowing me to common deer your office. president obama called to express concern, make sure that i was okay, given some of the colorful attacks that have been levelled at me and to also thank me for an expressed support thank me for helping amplify the voices of women. >> i want you to jump in on this. joan, you and i have similar views. i'm not sure on this one. rush limbaugh learned live that the president had called you. let's listen to what he had to say on air right after that. >> the president called her and asked if she was all right. she said she was, i hope. do we know what she said? all she told that to andrea mitchell. i offered to pay for aspirins. i thought i had been quite compassionate here. you know, also, one thing obvious is that when the left wants to pretend they have no sense of humor, they are excellent at it. >> sense of humor. slut. later this show, rush limbaugh learned more about what the president said to you. he
you took a call from president obama. tell me about the call. >> i appreciate you allowing me to common deer your office. president obama called to express concern, make sure that i was okay, given some of the colorful attacks that have been levelled at me and to also thank me for an expressed support thank me for helping amplify the voices of women. >> i want you to jump in on this. joan, you and i have similar views. i'm not sure on this one. rush limbaugh learned live that the...
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obama won 57% of the hispanic vote and the cuban american vote, traditionally republican, there are a lot of different constituents. >> this is more similar to what you have to do in a general election. you have to appeal to them or you don't. that is why the other candidates are out of luck in florida. we will see the top two. >> i hate to agree with you. i'm frightened but if i were santorum and paul, i'm not sure i would play in florida. >> paul is not campaigning in florida. >> santorum doesn't play in florida, it's an expensive state and big state, it does not go to his core strategy. does he have to get out? >> he will run out of money. >> i disagree with you. jimmy, you and i are on opposite sides. what is going on? >> if you do not have money you cannot go to the store. it's not new hampshire, it's not a tiny state, it's a massive state. >> but there's that super tuesday that happens right after florida. >> and a magic number, 1144 and it will take a long time to get to that number. >> you are talking about the core supporters are romney and santorum. so, has ron paul increase
obama won 57% of the hispanic vote and the cuban american vote, traditionally republican, there are a lot of different constituents. >> this is more similar to what you have to do in a general election. you have to appeal to them or you don't. that is why the other candidates are out of luck in florida. we will see the top two. >> i hate to agree with you. i'm frightened but if i were santorum and paul, i'm not sure i would play in florida. >> paul is not campaigning in...
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president obama has unloaded the big speech, a cannon shot at the republican budget and mitt romney for endorsing it. he's laid out the key elements of the campaign. with me watching it as the president prepares to take questions, chris cillizza and mark halperin. let's listen in. >> republicans have been sharply critical of your budget ideas as well. what do you say to the americans who just want both sides to stop fighting and get some work done on their behalf? >> well, i completely understand the american people's frustrati frustrations. because the truth is that these are imminently solvable problems. i know that christine la gard i however from the imf, looking at books from other countries ash the world. the challenges they face fiscally are so much more severe than anything we confront if we make some sensible decisions. so the american people's impulses are absolutely right, these are solvable problems if people of good faith came together and were willing to compromise. the challenge we have right now is that we have on one side a party that will brook no compromise, and this
president obama has unloaded the big speech, a cannon shot at the republican budget and mitt romney for endorsing it. he's laid out the key elements of the campaign. with me watching it as the president prepares to take questions, chris cillizza and mark halperin. let's listen in. >> republicans have been sharply critical of your budget ideas as well. what do you say to the americans who just want both sides to stop fighting and get some work done on their behalf? >> well, i...
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obama may take another look. you know, you change it here and there and say now that we've made these changes in bowles-simpson, now it's there. >> he was walking it back already. >> bowles and simpson are taking their act on the rooed to try to whip up popular support. >> the treasury secretary, one thing the president likes about tim geithner he had a good personal relationship, geithner could come over to the white house and chat about what was going on with the economy. the president has a good relationship with jack. he is there tight. he's been very pleased with how he's done as the chief of staff and i think it's right he's a front runner for the job. >> josh, in terms of the agenda that president can push forward independent of dodd/frank the question of tax reform and what happens to carried interest and capital gains, those deeply affect folks on wall street, do you think they're sort of prepared to take the pain as far as reform on those two issues? >> absolutely. i don't think there's pain in getting
obama may take another look. you know, you change it here and there and say now that we've made these changes in bowles-simpson, now it's there. >> he was walking it back already. >> bowles and simpson are taking their act on the rooed to try to whip up popular support. >> the treasury secretary, one thing the president likes about tim geithner he had a good personal relationship, geithner could come over to the white house and chat about what was going on with the economy....
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president obama, it's friday, march 9th and this is now. steve kornacki and huffington post sam stein and scott heldman of the globe. good news on jobs but a deaf deafenideafen to the news from the campaign trail. good news on the jobs' front, it's all marked with a foot note, because it could get bad, who knows. the question is, if the economy keeps improving, how do you run on a message about the economy being bad under president obama? >> i don't think that you can. i think you can see it in the curve cs of the graphs. approval ratings are going up for the president and it is going to be particularly hard for romney, frankly. i've never bought the idea that a private equity guy will fix the economy, when the numbers are getting better, it's harder to make that case. >> that is anni interesting poi. if we talk about romney, he is the one that is supposed to be the money guy, business guy, this might seem to weirdly help santorum, news like this. >> you know, i think, we over stated how much the economy played well for romney. that was a t
president obama, it's friday, march 9th and this is now. steve kornacki and huffington post sam stein and scott heldman of the globe. good news on jobs but a deaf deafenideafen to the news from the campaign trail. good news on the jobs' front, it's all marked with a foot note, because it could get bad, who knows. the question is, if the economy keeps improving, how do you run on a message about the economy being bad under president obama? >> i don't think that you can. i think you can see...
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but obama's focus was trained on domestic issues especially those he hopes will help him in november including immigration. >> the only reason we do not have a law right now that has provided a pathway to citizenship, not just for d.r.e.a.m. act kids but for folks who are here, are law abiding citizens is because the republicans have consistently demagogued this issue and have blocked action in congress. >> sam, i will throw this first question to you to maybe time the ire you're feeling because i brought up the fact that you were once richard's intern. i will not comment on that. i thought this was interesting. not interesting insofar as the media picking up on the secret service thing but the president is talking about immigration reform which a lot of folks on the left see as sort of a broken promise and could be a doub double-edged sword. the fact he's blaming it on the republicans, how does that play out? >> you know, it's funny because obviously the media attention has all been sidetracked to this pris to you tuition thing but there are politically important issues is being dis
but obama's focus was trained on domestic issues especially those he hopes will help him in november including immigration. >> the only reason we do not have a law right now that has provided a pathway to citizenship, not just for d.r.e.a.m. act kids but for folks who are here, are law abiding citizens is because the republicans have consistently demagogued this issue and have blocked action in congress. >> sam, i will throw this first question to you to maybe time the ire you're...
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strategy by the obama re-election team. the plan according to reuters is to broad yep the attacks on mitt romney beyond bain to his record as the governor of massachusetts. the president and governor romney are not on the campaign trail today but a hint of that new strategy came during a campaign visit for the president in iowa last night. >> governor romney has made his experience as a financial ceo. the entire rationale of his candidacy for president. he doesn't really talk about what he did in massachusetts. but he does talk about being a business guy. >> and for his part, governor romney has said he is proud of his tenure as governor of massachusetts. listen to a claim made by reverend al sharpton. >> he is the official portrait of romney as governor. and if you look closely at the lower right corner, you will see a folder with a medical symbol on the cover symbolizing his universal health care law. he was so proud of it, he put it on his official portrait. now he tries to act as though he never did it at all. >> let me
strategy by the obama re-election team. the plan according to reuters is to broad yep the attacks on mitt romney beyond bain to his record as the governor of massachusetts. the president and governor romney are not on the campaign trail today but a hint of that new strategy came during a campaign visit for the president in iowa last night. >> governor romney has made his experience as a financial ceo. the entire rationale of his candidacy for president. he doesn't really talk about what...
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people to the words that their top donors are putting out there and the same argument was put forward obama with his associations. but you bring up an interesting point, the senator has a sort of tough stance when it comes to conceptions, and you know, this issue is not, for some reason it continues to be part of the discussion and i think part of it is because it serves senator santorum well in the primary but the question could be put to hogan, do you find that it's a good stance for something in the general election format? the country is so far beyond this debate that we are having now, you look at the polls and it has to be a little troubling to you that your candidate and others in the republican party are in the minority here, right? >> well, what is really troubling is that the fact, the fact is that rick santorum continually gets misquoted on this topic. he has been very clear about this. and personally he is opposed to conception, but he has said many times, that if a state or federal government tried to legislate conception, he would be opposed to that because he believes in a wo
people to the words that their top donors are putting out there and the same argument was put forward obama with his associations. but you bring up an interesting point, the senator has a sort of tough stance when it comes to conceptions, and you know, this issue is not, for some reason it continues to be part of the discussion and i think part of it is because it serves senator santorum well in the primary but the question could be put to hogan, do you find that it's a good stance for...
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a woman called barack obama an arab. he doesn't really do anything, he just kind of laughs it off. >> let me show you in advance of next tuesday's meeting with mitt romn romney. >> i think what's most important to remember is when you sign. governor romney has made it very clear he disagrees with comments like that. he's made it clear every time. it's been a topic of conversation whether it's in the media or the blogosphere. >> he'll stand up next time and talk about why he wants to be president, why he believes the economy needs turned around. >> i think the argument will hold much more water if truf wasn't there. if he didn't continue to drive at home, then i would be more inclined to say,. >> you go, david. >> thanks, joan. the point is he's using trump to raise money for his own campaign. you don't have to go out there and renounce everybody who said, i support you and i also believe this crazy thing. but i don't expect kands to do that. and you stand next to him and you are legitimizing him, and don't forget rkts in
a woman called barack obama an arab. he doesn't really do anything, he just kind of laughs it off. >> let me show you in advance of next tuesday's meeting with mitt romn romney. >> i think what's most important to remember is when you sign. governor romney has made it very clear he disagrees with comments like that. he's made it clear every time. it's been a topic of conversation whether it's in the media or the blogosphere. >> he'll stand up next time and talk about why he...
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every obama himself and i'm quoting obama himself is responsible for work atmosphere that are marginalizes and ignores women. that's in "time" magazining. >> robert. >> former economic christine romer. i feel like a piece of meat in this white house. this president does not according to this, this president does not lis. >> and on the anita dunn quote, the full quote was if it were not for barack obama, this would be a who had till workplace. that's the full quote. if you want to quote her, quote the full thing. she's been on in the papers explaining that it was a selected editing job on than particular quote. >> i would also say, look, i don't think that there's any excuse for all workplaces hostile toward women. we're talking about fiscal policies and a party that has every single time done nothing to address the problem of pay parity and gender equality and in many cases walked it back. look what scott walker is doing in wisconsin. >> when you look at senator kay bailey hutchinson, she has introduced pieces of legislation that specifically helped women. done nothing. >> do you think the
every obama himself and i'm quoting obama himself is responsible for work atmosphere that are marginalizes and ignores women. that's in "time" magazining. >> robert. >> former economic christine romer. i feel like a piece of meat in this white house. this president does not according to this, this president does not lis. >> and on the anita dunn quote, the full quote was if it were not for barack obama, this would be a who had till workplace. that's the full quote....
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. >> i never refer to obama as president obama because legally he is not. okay [ applause ] >> and he is a muslim. my question is why isn't something being done to get him out of that government. he has no legal right to be calling himself president. >> well of course yeah, i'ming to my best to try to get him out of the government. >> ryan, do candidates have an obligation to correct someone when they are saying that kind of inaccurate information that is rooted in a rlot of hate? >> when you running, these moments are tests, and you can stand up and tell someone they are wrong or you can, you know, do what frankly is a slightly more cowardly thing, let the comment slide and not correct it and make a joke and hope the press doesn't really pick up on it. i think what it shows right now is the republican party is still, you know, seized by a pretty aggressive grassroots that has you know not just hostile but completely wrong views about who obama is and what he stands for. there's not a lot of leadership that are challenging those extreme views. you think abo
. >> i never refer to obama as president obama because legally he is not. okay [ applause ] >> and he is a muslim. my question is why isn't something being done to get him out of that government. he has no legal right to be calling himself president. >> well of course yeah, i'ming to my best to try to get him out of the government. >> ryan, do candidates have an obligation to correct someone when they are saying that kind of inaccurate information that is rooted in a...
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we have new numbers from president obama -- from the bureau of labor statistics saying it went down, it's down to 8.3% from 8.5% let's hear what the president had to say. >> the economy is growing stronger and the recovery is speeding up and we have to do everything in our power to keep it going. now is not the time for self inflicted wounds to our economy. now is the time for action. so i want to send a clear message to congress. do not slow down the recovery that we are on. don't muck it up. keep it moving in the right direction. >> don't muck it up, perhaps he would have used sharper language were he not on television. ben i want to go to you first. what do you make of the president wrapping his arms around the positive numbers and also, if we are talking about veterans a proposal to create for jobs for veterans and the likelihood that it will pass congress. >> nothing will pass congress that he wants to pass. it's good news throughout the report though. you have the hourly work week going up, you have wages going up, that is a sign that the economy will keep growing. the decrease
we have new numbers from president obama -- from the bureau of labor statistics saying it went down, it's down to 8.3% from 8.5% let's hear what the president had to say. >> the economy is growing stronger and the recovery is speeding up and we have to do everything in our power to keep it going. now is not the time for self inflicted wounds to our economy. now is the time for action. so i want to send a clear message to congress. do not slow down the recovery that we are on. don't muck...
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then obama, krautheimer has a point. obama ran as a national candidate and avoided specific constituency pitches. this year he's running a more traditional campaign which does involve pitches to specific groups. >> but didn't the republican party create that field for him targeting racial minorities? >> karl rove invented microtarget. he was the genius. that's how they got elected and re-elected. it's just politics, not some evil force. >> the other point is i think it was boehner yesterday was criticizing the obama campaign for engaging in what he called a lot of fake fights rather than dealing with the big issues that are affecting average americans. of course, at this point it's absolutely impossible to deal with the big issues affecting average americans. congress isn't going to do anything. obama isn't going to pass another stimulus. >> he can barely pass a payroll tax cut. >> what he's got. >> i don't know, does julia, the new campaign tool, qualify as small? i don't know, this is a new obama that we're showing you
then obama, krautheimer has a point. obama ran as a national candidate and avoided specific constituency pitches. this year he's running a more traditional campaign which does involve pitches to specific groups. >> but didn't the republican party create that field for him targeting racial minorities? >> karl rove invented microtarget. he was the genius. that's how they got elected and re-elected. it's just politics, not some evil force. >> the other point is i think it was...
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this is nothing but a vote against obama and he went on to fill it up with his hatred of obama and that is really what this is. it's an anti-obama campaign. that's it. so from that side of it, you don't have to -- romney doesn't have to get specific about anything. >> except when you have bill kristol and rupert murdoch, it makes enough of a balance, just like romney going to the naacp today, every bit counts. if you can sway from 4%, 5% up to 6%, 7%, that's a big difference and if you can get some of the conservatives who are trying to really come at you by saying we don't know what you're thinking about, how can you convince other people, then it becomes a kind of imitation and it has some significant consequence. >> this election is not even being played between the 40 yard lines. it's being played between the 47 yard lines. there are 6% undecided at this point and i don't think they take their cues from rupert murdoch, bill kristol, as much as he may think so. it's about impressions. i think romney doesn't have to be very specific in his policies to convey the impression he wants to
this is nothing but a vote against obama and he went on to fill it up with his hatred of obama and that is really what this is. it's an anti-obama campaign. that's it. so from that side of it, you don't have to -- romney doesn't have to get specific about anything. >> except when you have bill kristol and rupert murdoch, it makes enough of a balance, just like romney going to the naacp today, every bit counts. if you can sway from 4%, 5% up to 6%, 7%, that's a big difference and if you...
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and obama was supposed to be agreeing. he is not being agreeing in any sense that anyone in europe would recognize. >> when you tell us that news in a british accent it he makes us feel bad how bad we have been on tackling climate change. obama said this is the moment where the seas will stop rising, and where is the -- >> in a short period of time, it was a big move, he needs to push his message more, he is leaving it open for the republicans on come in, 60% of americans think he has kcontrol over the price f oil and he doesn't. >> we will be talking more about the president and how he is being painted down south. some republicans are saying that mitt romney has the nomination all but wrapped up but do not tell that to santorum or institute beginninewt gingrich, will they need to go big or go home tomorrow. we will review that next on "now." americans are always ready to work hard for a better future. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations
and obama was supposed to be agreeing. he is not being agreeing in any sense that anyone in europe would recognize. >> when you tell us that news in a british accent it he makes us feel bad how bad we have been on tackling climate change. obama said this is the moment where the seas will stop rising, and where is the -- >> in a short period of time, it was a big move, he needs to push his message more, he is leaving it open for the republicans on come in, 60% of americans think he...
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this is where obama teamed up more good news in the swing states. a new poll showed the president leading romney in all three states. surprisingly closer in pennsylvania than the other two states. why? check out this. a gender gap. the president is beating romney with women with double-digits and six points ahead in pennsylvania as well. good news for romney this morning in the pennsylvania primary. according to a franklin and marshall role, santorum leads, but by a narrow margin. now just up two points. what may be the do-or-die moment, wisconsin holding the primary tuesday. he is outspending by about a 5-1 margin. that came down from earlier in the week. romney holds a single digit lead according to a poll from the law school. in that poll, gingrich sits at 5%. weigh learned this. strategy has caught up to the stating in the polls. the campaign is laying off a third of the staff and lightening the travel schedule. his travel schedule is going to be so light at times, the question will be asked is he an active candidate or closer to being a candida
this is where obama teamed up more good news in the swing states. a new poll showed the president leading romney in all three states. surprisingly closer in pennsylvania than the other two states. why? check out this. a gender gap. the president is beating romney with women with double-digits and six points ahead in pennsylvania as well. good news for romney this morning in the pennsylvania primary. according to a franklin and marshall role, santorum leads, but by a narrow margin. now just up...
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the second part was what obama meant by change. this is where he started to keep all his promises on energy and health care and education reform as well as restructuring the economy with the largest infrastructure investments since eisenhower, the largest middle class tax cuts since reagan. the largest research investments ever. >> i think that the tax -- i mean, well, what was in t stimulus, green infrastructure, high speed rail, broadband, homeless prevention, race to the top in education. middle class tax cuts. most americans when you ask them about the stimulus and the president's administration don't understand he has actually cut taxes. and i guess, you know, is this part of the fault of the administration for not selling the stimulus, worried about the sort of optics of that and being sort of tarred as big government democrats? >> well, look, it's partly the white house's fault and partly the fault of this relentless republican campaign of distortion that, as you mentioned in that anecdote, started before they even took offi
the second part was what obama meant by change. this is where he started to keep all his promises on energy and health care and education reform as well as restructuring the economy with the largest infrastructure investments since eisenhower, the largest middle class tax cuts since reagan. the largest research investments ever. >> i think that the tax -- i mean, well, what was in t stimulus, green infrastructure, high speed rail, broadband, homeless prevention, race to the top in...
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the between obama and clinton ended up strengthening obama on balance. but a long fight, particularly one a as personal as this is not in our interest. we will see what happens in florida tomorrow, but if governor romney racks up nice percentages you have to start asking the question whether or not anyone has legitimatesy to care this on. >> what happen would be your message to newt gingrich? briefly, let say he loses florida by double digits and has a long stretch until super tuesday where he has a reason to stay in, because you have six southern primaries then. >> you know, he has every right to go ahead and make his case to the voters as he is going to and he should. at some point you have to look, is my message being endorsed by a majority of republican voters. not just a theoretical majority if he combines his with ron paul and etcetera. is he getting a majority of the republicans to vote for him, if not, you have to say your obligation to the party is to help put this together as early as possible so you have the best chance possible of beating pre
the between obama and clinton ended up strengthening obama on balance. but a long fight, particularly one a as personal as this is not in our interest. we will see what happens in florida tomorrow, but if governor romney racks up nice percentages you have to start asking the question whether or not anyone has legitimatesy to care this on. >> what happen would be your message to newt gingrich? briefly, let say he loses florida by double digits and has a long stretch until super tuesday...
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clinton can energize and talk back into the obama camp. the former president stumped for the current president in miami saying that obama has made progress under difficult circumstances. >> the test is not whether you think everything's hunky dory. if that were the test, the president would vote against himself. the test is whether he's taking that in the right direction and the answer is yes. >> clinton stumps in orlando today and expect to see him in one of four states in the coming weeks. florida, ohio, new hampshire and nevada. a lot of older white working class swing voters. meanwhile paul ryan is back in wisconsin today before heading to capitol hill tomorrow for a few house votes. his first visit to washington since being tapped as romney's running mate. ryan is on the ballot twice in wisconsin's first congressional district for vice president and re-election of his house seat. so today's day debuting tv ads for his house seat. >> as americans, we deserve a choice, you, not washington, should decide the path we take and the decision
clinton can energize and talk back into the obama camp. the former president stumped for the current president in miami saying that obama has made progress under difficult circumstances. >> the test is not whether you think everything's hunky dory. if that were the test, the president would vote against himself. the test is whether he's taking that in the right direction and the answer is yes. >> clinton stumps in orlando today and expect to see him in one of four states in the...
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comes down to john boehner and president obama. i will reed an excerpt from pegeny noonan in the "wall street journal" would disagree with melissa this is not the old-school politic s yore. beggy writes -- when fire logs burned without fire starters and apple pies were baked in everybody's home. >> not sold in costco. >> if only everything could be like ronald reagan. >> and tip o'neill. >> the thing is, and i think it is true that -- i know peggy noonan likes the grand er and everything grand, but the senate isn't so relevant. this being a budget and tax bill they can do reconciliation. this is a house problem. the difference is that tip o'neill actually had influence with his caucus. john boehner has precious influence with the part of his caucus the most recalcitrant on these issues. in the current lame duck congress john boehner still has the same problem, resistant people who will not go along with a deal so the question is, whether or not he can deliver even the 20 or 25 votes he needs if pelosi did what she always does and d
comes down to john boehner and president obama. i will reed an excerpt from pegeny noonan in the "wall street journal" would disagree with melissa this is not the old-school politic s yore. beggy writes -- when fire logs burned without fire starters and apple pies were baked in everybody's home. >> not sold in costco. >> if only everything could be like ronald reagan. >> and tip o'neill. >> the thing is, and i think it is true that -- i know peggy noonan likes...
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i want to play for you both, what president obama did today. at the uaw conference today. >> the other option was to do absolutely nothing. and let these companies fail. and you will recall there were some politicians who said we should do that. some even said we should let detroit go bankrupt. you remember that? >> and we are talking about mitt romney but rick santorum also was against the bailout, he said that michigan is not, however, a must-win state for him. ron motte, you've been covering if santorum campaign, they think they have won either way. >> hey there, good day to you. briefly on the bailouts, as you mentioned santorum has said he is against any sort of bailouts, and what he has been trying sell to the folks in michigan, is mitt romney, while against the detroit bailout was for the wall street bailout, so playing into the class warfare issue. what they are trying do here with this campaign is to say that this is an us versus them battle. not just republicans against democrats but conservatives against the republican establishment
i want to play for you both, what president obama did today. at the uaw conference today. >> the other option was to do absolutely nothing. and let these companies fail. and you will recall there were some politicians who said we should do that. some even said we should let detroit go bankrupt. you remember that? >> and we are talking about mitt romney but rick santorum also was against the bailout, he said that michigan is not, however, a must-win state for him. ron motte, you've...
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we know him, but what is barack obama for? i want to know what he is for and tell me three things and give me three major policy agendas that you are going to put out there and pass and dare the congress to pass and run on it. i have been saying this for two e weeks, i want to know what the obama campaign is for and echos 2008 rather than what they are against. >> the issue this morning there is an ad about team obama with mitt romney's policies taking the country back, and to your point, norm schrieber says it is worth flogging the jobs act aggressively and this is grasped after two years of mostly giving the gop a pass, but the focus on the stimulus has given way in the recent months to at a tack of romney's public equity career along with the efforts to change it. >> well, whatever he says i'm at default i disagree. people know barack obama, and they are used to him. and running an '04 strategy which is what george bush did, and that is to define the opponent. most people who don't eat, breathe, and sleep politics as we do,
we know him, but what is barack obama for? i want to know what he is for and tell me three things and give me three major policy agendas that you are going to put out there and pass and dare the congress to pass and run on it. i have been saying this for two e weeks, i want to know what the obama campaign is for and echos 2008 rather than what they are against. >> the issue this morning there is an ad about team obama with mitt romney's policies taking the country back, and to your point,...
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, but obama is not working. it's such a -- >> it's borrowed from thatcher. this one is flatter. >> and sharp, combined with the rhetoric that the gop put forward. >> i suspect it will get har harsher. >> the congress has been trying to move the funding to get highway funding back and get some infrastructure money out, so there are divisions in the house gop we know it, but there are gop that want to go home and campaign on something, so you may see quieter deals struck, you are seeing movement a little bit. the fact that cantor and boehner are never on the same page is a problem, but you are seeing more internal pressure to get something done and go home and claim credit. >> independent of which a happens in congress, it seems like a ripe day for the president. romney's taxes are released and he will have warren buffett's secretary in the audience tonight. and as we know, romney is paying a 15% rate which is lower than many americans. i wonder how effectivity to use this campaign as a speech. >> the big differen
, but obama is not working. it's such a -- >> it's borrowed from thatcher. this one is flatter. >> and sharp, combined with the rhetoric that the gop put forward. >> i suspect it will get har harsher. >> the congress has been trying to move the funding to get highway funding back and get some infrastructure money out, so there are divisions in the house gop we know it, but there are gop that want to go home and campaign on something, so you may see quieter deals struck,...
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care. >> the same thing goes for obama, as well. he's giving the correct advice to both candidates and saying it's important who the next one, two, three supreme court justices are, how you're going to get your fiscal house in order. all those things. that's exactly right. >> but he's actually what he's arguing is kind of that he should be making a much more stridently ideological case which is what the right has believed about every election, almost evidence is no bar. no platter how the election comes down, if republicans lost it's because they weren't conservative enough. and that's obviously going to be the critique of romney. everyone thought he was going to pivot to the center, but i don't think he's going to because he has no choice. >> he still has time, michelle. he still has time. >> right, but what is the first thing he announces? he's giving a commencement speech at liberty university. he hires this new spokesman within this kind of record of really inflammatory ma jojnistic tweets. >> he's also on the campaign trail wit
care. >> the same thing goes for obama, as well. he's giving the correct advice to both candidates and saying it's important who the next one, two, three supreme court justices are, how you're going to get your fiscal house in order. all those things. that's exactly right. >> but he's actually what he's arguing is kind of that he should be making a much more stridently ideological case which is what the right has believed about every election, almost evidence is no bar. no platter...
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summon my best obama. his counter argument basically to romney and ryan's argument about supply side economics and freeing, unshackling the american economy and taxpayer. he says -- is that enough of a forceful rejoineder? >> probably not. but in these times of bold gestures, looks like a calm reasonable retort that president is offering. we know both sides are not speaking in a structural manner as the chairman indicated and as both mr. bernstein and miss magee indicated they're not speaking seriously about issues of poverty. what is paul ryan's plan? to hack at the social person, whack the poor and take away the american dream. >> that's why we call you the golden throat. >> on the other hand the anemic policies being offered as a counter measure, don't seem to adequately address the fact that 23 million -- $23,000 for a family of four is pretty ludicrous. you not only have the poor but the working people. people who work 60, 70, 80 hours a week make it above the poverty level. then they have latch key e
summon my best obama. his counter argument basically to romney and ryan's argument about supply side economics and freeing, unshackling the american economy and taxpayer. he says -- is that enough of a forceful rejoineder? >> probably not. but in these times of bold gestures, looks like a calm reasonable retort that president is offering. we know both sides are not speaking in a structural manner as the chairman indicated and as both mr. bernstein and miss magee indicated they're not...
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president obama of course, speaks to the uaw conference, chuck, we talked a lot this election about the blue collar vote and the unions have long been suppoer been supporters of democrats, but they have not put as much they have in previous years as of yet, do you think the president can count on the blue collar vote? >> i think it's the change that we have seen, when you look at mitt romney's problems and the structural change of the mid woe west, it looked like a problem for the president, but it does not look that way. but there's still a problem with him connecting on a cultural level with some of the voters, but you know, i think that when it comes to if it's a -- it's a one issue referendum and it's the auto bailout, that is a trump card. >> you look at -- >> 62% of michigan residents support this. >> 42% of republicans. >> and 42% of republicans. >> you look at the event he just had, moments ago, cheering audiences, campaigner in chief is back. he is connecting, the shouts from the audience, you are mitt romney and look where you are at in michigan and the comments about the tree
president obama of course, speaks to the uaw conference, chuck, we talked a lot this election about the blue collar vote and the unions have long been suppoer been supporters of democrats, but they have not put as much they have in previous years as of yet, do you think the president can count on the blue collar vote? >> i think it's the change that we have seen, when you look at mitt romney's problems and the structural change of the mid woe west, it looked like a problem for the...
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obama won the state in 2008 by less than 1%. he also has a two-point advantage in nevada, well within the margin of error and in new hampshire where mitt romney owns a home, obama leads 51% to 44%. in all, three states registered voters said the direction of the country had indeed improved but the most significant was in new hampshire. back in june there was a 20-point gap between so-called wrong track and right track respondents. this gap is just seven points. yesterday, iowa became the first battleground state to begin early in person voting. ohio will do the same on tuesday. for the second time in two days, president obama and mitt romney spent the day campaigning in the same state. yesterday the candidates descended on virginia, a state that could be a new political bellwether. a poll out last night shows the two candidates neck and neck in the old dominion. they released ads this week that could be their campaigns closing arguments with each ad showing the candidate speaking directly into the camera and directly to the amer
obama won the state in 2008 by less than 1%. he also has a two-point advantage in nevada, well within the margin of error and in new hampshire where mitt romney owns a home, obama leads 51% to 44%. in all, three states registered voters said the direction of the country had indeed improved but the most significant was in new hampshire. back in june there was a 20-point gap between so-called wrong track and right track respondents. this gap is just seven points. yesterday, iowa became the first...
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these are the things that drew attention. >> president obama once said he wanted everyone in america to go to college. what a snob. i do have concerns about women in front line combat, i think it can be a compromising situation. to see that people of faith have no role in the public square, you bet that makes you throw up. >> he has apologized for two out of the three. but the bottom line is that the part of his attraction for his supporters, he does -- he does not do what other candidates do, and that is try to fit in. >> that is how they defend their approach, they say he does not have a protective layer around him. and that's a good thing, when it comes to delivering a message to people across the country, you just need more discipline than he has. and based on that answer on "meet the press" when he was asked who do you take your advice from, and yopolitical an policy council, it did not hear like he had a lot of people that can steer him in the right direction. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> the attack on women's health. and show me the money, the battle between democrats and re
these are the things that drew attention. >> president obama once said he wanted everyone in america to go to college. what a snob. i do have concerns about women in front line combat, i think it can be a compromising situation. to see that people of faith have no role in the public square, you bet that makes you throw up. >> he has apologized for two out of the three. but the bottom line is that the part of his attraction for his supporters, he does -- he does not do what other...
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this morning president obama is scheduled to hold his first post-election news conference. he is expected to face a barrage of questions about general david petraeus' admitted affair, the time line of the fbi investigation and when exactly the president was told about it. meanwhile, the white house says the president still has faith in general john allen. he, of course, is the current u.s. commander in afghanistan who is now under investigation by the pentagon's inspector general for what officials described as potentially inappropriate e-mails with one of the women directly involved in the case. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this ever-widening story. >> reporter: the scandal involving two very different women, tampa socialite jill kelley and petraeus biographer paul broadwell ensnared not only petraeus but his successor. john allen who took over from petraeus in afghanistan and is the president's choice to be supreme allied commander of nato forces in europe, a nomination now temporarily on hold. >> sweetheart, thank you for all that
this morning president obama is scheduled to hold his first post-election news conference. he is expected to face a barrage of questions about general david petraeus' admitted affair, the time line of the fbi investigation and when exactly the president was told about it. meanwhile, the white house says the president still has faith in general john allen. he, of course, is the current u.s. commander in afghanistan who is now under investigation by the pentagon's inspector general for what...
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do we expect something like that, obama, the deal maker, obama the praying mattist, to use democrats in the congress in that way, or not? >> i don't see their incentives as being that much different. i do think that president obama, the leader of the democratic party, really has the leverage. i don't -- i expect that if there is a deal, that democrats don't like, you'll hear grumbling from the democrats, but i would be very surprised if you hear outright revolt. what democrats in congress want is more money. that's what president obama is facing. a full second term of under very constrained circumstances. he wants more rev new. i think he also wants, as much as he feels like he has that sword over republicans, the fact is if the economy goes into recession, that is going to affect the prospects for a successful second term for him and n a profound way. >> congressman cummings, if i still have you, i'm interested in your take on this. i think some friction between even a democratic controlled white house and a democratic controlled house or a democratic controlled congress, there is s
do we expect something like that, obama, the deal maker, obama the praying mattist, to use democrats in the congress in that way, or not? >> i don't see their incentives as being that much different. i do think that president obama, the leader of the democratic party, really has the leverage. i don't -- i expect that if there is a deal, that democrats don't like, you'll hear grumbling from the democrats, but i would be very surprised if you hear outright revolt. what democrats in congress...